Apron



N. Q. DONNELLY APRON Filed April 5, 1925 Nov. 17, 1925- Patented Nov.17, 1925.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

vlN'ilillaflll Q. DONNLLY, 0F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

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Application mea April s, 1925. serial Np. 20,350.

i To all whom zt may come/m.'

Be it known that I, NELL Q. DONNELLY, a

' citizen of theSUnited States, a resident of Kansas City, in the countyof Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a 'certain new anduseful Apron, of which the follow? ing is a specification.

This invention relates to a new form-lof apron of such a character thata yoke is jus` provided to fit conveniently around the neck of thewearer and over the shoulders,'so that the apron 'will hangsecurely'with'out any tendency for the bands ofthe yoke to slip voff theshoulders of the wearer.

an a ron, of a particular form, comprising a yo e and. front and backpanels attached thereto, and so constructed that the wearer will haveperfect freedom of movement Without any .tendency for'the bands'of'theyoke to slip o'.' the' shoulders, and so vthat the apronwill nearlycompletely cover the ordinary clothing of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to so.

design such an apron as to greatly economize in material, andwhileretaining the above advantages, make it possible to cut the yoke,panels, inserts and associatedpieces from a rectangular, or similarpiece of goods, with only a very small waste of material.

A further object is toso shape the yoke as to permit of attachment ofthe panels thereof along lines of attachmentwhich 'will not `necessitatewaste of material in cutting thel goods.

j .A .still furtherobject is to avoid Athe usualfastening meansordinarily found in aprons, and thereby to have a "complete garment,

easily slipped over tlehead of the wearer I and requiringyno lfurtheroperation of adjustmerit than a mere tying together of the back panelsat approximately `the waist line.

Further objects of the invention will ap-r pear as the followingdescription lproceeds. Accordingly, I have designed an apron as shown inthe accompanying drawings which form a part of this specificationjand insaid drawings,- Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of the apron;

It isyan object of the invention to providel lthe panels.

Fig. 2 is a side yiew thereof; Fig. 3 is a rear view thereof; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view, showing the arrangement of the cut-out..

In said drawings there is shownan apron vcomprising a yoke 34 having anoval or elliptical cut-out portion for the neck and head of the wearer,of a size to Slip over the head of the wearer. The bands of the yoke4are, in the above preferred embodiment, cut

to somewhatstand out from the body of the garment so as to securely hold.the yoke to the shoulders of the wearer without any tendency to slipo.

' A front panel 3l is attached to the front edge of thel yoke,preferablyv along a straight andthis back panel is preferably split\vertically.and `provided with means for tying together the twoback panels,in any suitable p manner. v

Inserts33, 33 of rectangular form, join the front and back panels, theseinserts being attached to the panels along their edges as shown, and arepreferably of a width approximately half that of the upper edge ofPockets 35, 35 are provided over ,the inserts by attaching rectangularpieces of the material to the inserts along a horizontal line and to theadjacent edges of the panels S.and inserts, preferably lalong the linewhere they are joined. The inserts Lpreferably extend from the bottom ofthe garment to .'a point aboutmidway to the shoulders, thepurpose ofthis arrangement being to allow perfect freedomfof lmovement toA thearms and shoulders of the wearer. 4This opening also permits the apronbejwornl the-yoke', preferably along a straightline,

over large or loose flowing sleeves without in any way mussing orwrinkling them.

There is thus provided an apron which,

except for the omission of the inserts above said midway point,completely protects the dress or clothing of the wearer.

This particular form of panels, yoke and inserts I have found to be ofgreat advantage in the cutting of the material as 1t makes it possibleto take a standard piece of material-for example, one of rectangularform-and cut it in such a manner as `to have practically no waste ofmateriali Thus in Fig. 4 of the drawings it will be seen that therectangular ypiece of goods designated by 30 ma be cut up to provide afront panel 31, bac panels 32, 32', inserts 33, 33', yoke 34, and pocketpieces 35, 35.

By adopting the dimensions previously referred to it will be possible tocut the various pieces to utilize practically all of the material and tohave the pieces fit together in such a manner as to make a veryattractive apron which will fit the person of the,

wearer along straight lines without tending to wrinkle or to interferewiththe bodily movements.

The various pieces may be advantageously fastened together by bias tape,requiring only a single stitching.j The yoke is advan- -1 tageously madein two pieces, with the seam v It is preferable to attach made, takinginto account the fact that the l present structure of arrangementprovides for a complete protection of the clothes or .dress of thewearer, except under the arms, The latter may, ofcourse, 'be illed 'inwith an extension of the inserts, or otherwise. It is preferredto leaveit ope-n for convenienceof bodily movement, and for convenience oftying, and of taking' olf the garment, or putting 1t on.

The material may be of any desired kind,` as will readily be apparent,and the uses of the apron so made may -vary widely. For

example, gingham or cotton apronsfor ordinary housework may be made inthis manner at a very low cost, and aprons for seamstressesmay besimilarly constructed from muslin material. y, On the other hand, rubberaprons for chemicaher surgical usemay be likewise made, wirhf'the sameopportunity lfor economy' in material, and for complete protection ofthe person of the wearer. Leather aprons of a similar cut will also'back pan be found advantageous in various kinds of work where ya heavygarment is required for the protectioxof the person, or the clothes ofthe wearer.

It is a 'feature of this invention that the .yoke provided for the apronwill yavoid the usual nuisance found in ordinary aprons due to theslipping off of the shoulder bands and the awkwardness in fastening theapron at the back of the neck.- In conjunction with the said yoke, theother parts of the apron have been so proportioned with respect to theyoke thatV a remarkably small yardage4 of material is required, withoutsacrificing anything of the attractiveness of the apron, or of comfortto. the wearer, or convenience in use. It will therefore be apparentthat I have achieved the advantages of this invention in a simple andeconomical manner.

The apron may, however, be constructed in such a way that the front-panel be extended along the lines of the front yoke, to meet the backpanels, extended along the lines of the back yoke, at the shoulders,thus eliminating the yoke. This would, however,

reruire a little additional yardage.

v t 1s a further feature of this invention that the easy adjustmentthereof permits of 1." An apron having ayoke, front and back I panelsattached thereto in front and rear, the panelsV being of substantiallyoblong form with the upper edge shorter than the bottom edge, inserts ofrectangular form ioining said panels and extending from the ottoni ofthe apron approximately half way to the shoulders, said inserts havi awidth approximately half that of the avera e width of. sadpanels.

2. fn alpron having a yoke, front and e s attached thereto in front andrear, the panels being of substantially oblong form, inserts ofrectangulal form joining said panels and extending from the bottom ofthe apron a proximately half wa to the shoulders, sai inserts having aWidth approximately half that of the average width of said panels, and arectangular piece ofgoods attached over the upper end of one o saidinserts between the panels to form a'pocket.

3. lA111 apron having a i yoke, front and y' bac-k panels attachedthereto in frnt and ing a. width' of a lproximately half that of rear,the panels being of trapezoidal form the upper edge o the said panels. lA g v with the upper edge approximately half as In testimony that Iclaim the fore oing,I 10 A long as the bottom edge, insertsofrectanguhave hereunto set myhand this -2 th day 5 lar form joining Asaidpanels and extending or March, 1925. 'f

from the bottom of the apron a proximately l half way to the shoulders,sai inserts havv l NELL Q. DONNELLY.

